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Road Infrastructure in Europe and Central Asia: Does Network Quality Affect Trade?

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dc.contributor.authorShepherd, Ben
dc.contributor.authorWilson, John S.
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-26T17:41:57Z
dc.date.available2012-06-26T17:41:57Z
dc.date.issued2006-12
dc.description.abstractThe authors present a new database of minimum distance road routes connecting 138 cities in 27 countries across Europe and Central Asia. They use it to show that improved road network quality is robustly associated with higher intraregional trade flows. Gravity model simulations suggest that an ambitious but feasible road upgrade could increase trade by 50 percent over baseline, exceeding the expected gains from tariff reductions or trade facilitation programs of comparable scope. Cross-country spillovers due to overland transit are important: total intraregional trade could be increased by 30 percent by upgrading roads in just three countries-Albania, Hungary, and Romania.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/12/7289532/road-infrastructure-europe-central-asia-network-quality-affect-trade
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4104
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9262
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4104
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE VALUE
dc.subjectAD VALOREM
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
dc.subjectAVERAGE TARIFF
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectBORDER CROSSINGS
dc.subjectBOTTLENECKS
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectCENTRAL ASIAN
dc.subjectCHANGES IN TRADE
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectCOST ELASTICITIES
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectCURRENT ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectCUSTOMS FORMALITIES
dc.subjectCUSTOMS PROCEDURES
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectECONOMIC WELFARE
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectEXPORTING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectGRAVITY MODEL
dc.subjectGRAVITY MODELS
dc.subjectHIGH TRANSPORT
dc.subjectIMPACT OF TRADE
dc.subjectIMPORTING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINTRAREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLENGTH OF ROAD
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD COSTS
dc.subjectROAD IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectROAD NETWORK
dc.subjectROAD QUALITY
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectROUTES
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectTARIFF LEVELS
dc.subjectTARIFF REDUCTION
dc.subjectTARIFF REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectTRADE COSTS
dc.subjectTRADE DATA
dc.subjectTRADE DETERMINANTS
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRADE FLOW DATA
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE VALUES
dc.subjectTRAINS
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSIT CORRIDORS
dc.subjectTRANSIT COUNTRIES
dc.subjectTRANSIT ROUTES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT DATA
dc.subjectTRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectTYPES OF ROAD
dc.subjectUNDUE INFLUENCE
dc.subjectWESTERN EUROPE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.titleRoad Infrastructure in Europe and Central Asia: Does Network Quality Affect Trade?en
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okr.crossref.titleRoad Infrastructure In Europe And Central Asia : Does Network Quality Affect Trade ?
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/12/7289532/road-infrastructure-europe-central-asia-network-quality-affect-trade
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid685631468034174351
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4104
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000016406_20061222115245
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum7289532
okr.identifier.reportWPS4104
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.geographicalEastern Europe
okr.topicTransport and Trade Logistics
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicIndustry::Common Carriers Industry
okr.topicLaw and Development::Trade Law
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicTransport
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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